* 同"堩"。 * 拼音gèng。 * 道路
(translated) Same as "堩"; road
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旦 * 读音疑为hang， 人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation is suspected to be hang; used in personal names
* 人名用字。 趙～
(translated) Used in personal names
* 同"㮓"
(translated) same as "㮓";
* "縆" 的类推简化字
(translated) Analogy-based simplified form of "縆"
* 拼音gèng。目起貌
(translated) describing the appearance of raised eyes
* 竟
(translated) ultimately
dǎn:* 实在，诚然，信然。 dàn:* 古同"但"，仅；只
sincere; real, true; truth
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"毯"。 * 拼音dá。 * 同" 靼。 * "[～子] 柔软皮货或丝绸。闽语
(translated) Same as "毯"; Same as "靼"; "[～子]" soft leather or silk, in Min dialect
* 拼音huán。中国人名用字
(translated) Pronunciation huán; used for Chinese given names
* 同"垣"。 见《 陀罗尼杂集》
(translated) Same as 垣; wall
* 拼音nài。疑同"寮"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "寮"
* 〔～岈〕a。嵯峨、高峻的样子；b。山名，在中国河南省
name of a mountain; (Cant.) to obstruct
* 疑同"楦"。 * 拼音xuàn。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Suspected to be the same as "楦"; Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"短"。 见《 正法念处经》
(translated) same as short
* 同"巏"
(translated) same as 巏
* 读音rày 现在，今日
(translated) now; today
* 太阳的光晕
(translated) solar halo
* 拼音xuān。中国人名用字
(translated) Pinyin xuān; used in Chinese personal names
* 同"穆"
(translated) same as "穆"
* 同"垣"
(translated) Same as "垣"
* 同"向"
Semantic variant of 嚮: guide, direct; incline to, favor
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〔～赫〕形容名声很大，声势很盛。 * 同"暄"
warm
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𥔂"
(translated) Same as "𥔂"
huán:* 緩。 gēng:* 同"緪"
(translated) variant of 緩; slow; lax; same as 緪
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𦵕"
(translated) same as "𦵕"
* 衣不完食不重味販人不～ 先從貪賤始濮陽朱氏
(translated) not particular about clothing; not particular about food; deceive people
* 同"𦤾"
(translated) Same as "𦤾"
tǎng:* 直。 * 长的样子。 * 真。 dàng:* 古同"荡"
Semantic variant of 蕩: pond, pool; wash away, cleanse
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"宣"
(translated) same as 宣
* 同"𠜬"
(translated) Same as "𠜬"
* 拼音xiē。 * 少。 * 《八辅》 第34区， 第40字
(translated) few; little
* 拼音shāng。汉字部件。" 傷塲摥殤"等字的音部
(translated) Pinyin shāng; Chinese character component; Phonetic component in characters such as 傷, 塲, 摥, 殤
zhā:* zhā ㄓㄚˉ 〔山～〕ａ．落叶乔木，果实球形，红色有白点，味酸，可食；ｂ．这种植物的果实。亦作"山查"。 chá:* 同"茬"。 * 水中木筏："穷岸有盘～"
a raft, to hew, to fell trees
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
zhā:* zhā ㄓㄚˉ 〔山～〕ａ．落叶乔木，果实球形，红色有白点，味酸，可食；ｂ．这种植物的果实。亦作"山查"。 chá:* 同"茬"。 * 水中木筏："穷岸有盘～"
a raft, to hew, to fell trees
* 拼音yān。牛尾色
(translated) Dusky color of cow tail
* 疑同"剔"
(translated) Suspected to be same as "tick"
* 方言，松软；松散。 ～土。馒头又大又～
(translated) dialectal, soft; slack
* [金～] 疑为韩国人名
(translated) Suspected to be a Korean personal name
* 做鞋用的模型。 ～子。鞋～。 * 拿东西把物体中空的部分填满使物体鼓起来。 鞋楦～鞋。装运鸡蛋，把箱子～好
a last for making shoes; to turn on a lathe
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 疑同"瑄"。 * 拼音xuān。 * 中国人名用字
(translated) Doubtfully the same as "瑄"; used in given names
* "𧩙" 的类推简化字
birthday; to be born, give birth to
* 熬东西时边煮边搅。 ～粥。～猪食
stir and cook
dàng:* 放荡："加～悍而不顺，险贼而不弟焉。" * 平。 * 不忧。 shāng:* 〔～～〕走路时身体直而脚步快，如"凡行容～～。" táng:* 〔佚～〕舒缓；悠闲。 yáng:* 玩乐
profligate
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
tāng:* 熱水。 ～雪。赴～蹈火。揚～止沸。 * 煮東西的汁液。 米～。參（ shēn ）～。 * 烹調後汁特別多的食物。 雞～。菜～。清～。 * 專指溫泉（現多用於地名） ～泉（溫泉）。～山（在中國北京市）。 * 中藥的劑型。 ～劑。～藥。 * 姓。 shāng:* 〔～～〕大水急流的樣子，如"河水～～"，"浩浩～～"
hot water; soup, gravy, broth
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* "𩝑" 的类推简化字。 * 拼音xuān 吃；喝（ 贬义）。冀鲁官话
(translated) Analogical simplified form of "𩝑"; to eat; to drink (derogatory sense). Used in Ji-Lu Mandarin
* 同"烜"
(translated) bright; luminous
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 金文隶定字， 同"桓"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1164 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第272器銘文中
(translated) Clerical form of bronze script, same as "桓"; original bronze script form, from inscription of vessel No. 272 of "Compendium of Bronze Inscriptions of the Yin and Zhou Dynasties"
* 拼音nà。 * 毒虫蜇或咬。 * 痛
a poisonous insect; scorpion; to sting; prick of a poisonous insect; venomous sting, to ache
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𣌆"
(translated) Same as "𣌆"
* 同"担"
(translated) Same as 担
* 古同"唐"
Semantic variant of 唐: Tang dynasty; Chinese
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 金文隶定字。 人名用字。字见《 殷周金文集成引得》1295頁
(translated) Clerical script form of bronze script; used in personal names; attested in: "Index to the Compendium of Inscriptions on Bronzes from the Yin and Zhou Dynasties" p. 1295
* 温暖，太阳的温暖。 ～妍（天气和暖，景物明媚）。～暖。 * 松软，松散。 ～土。馒头很～。～腾
warm, comfortable; warm, genial
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 〈喃〉义同至
(translated) Vietnamese: same meaning as 至
* 拼音zè。明
(translated) Ming Dynasty
chá:* 〔～儿〕ａ．小碎块，如"冰～～"；ｂ．器物上的破口，如："碗～～"；ｃ．嫌隙，引起双方争执的事由，如"他总想找～～"；ｄ．指提到的事情或人家刚说完的话，如"话～～"、"接～～"。 * 碎片刺破皮肉。 手让玻璃～破了。 chā:* 〔胡子拉～〕形容满脸胡子未加修饰
chipped edge of a container
* 同"𦝂"
(translated) Same as "𦝂"
* 拼音tǎn。行
to walk
* 同"凛"
(translated) Same as "凛"
* 同"晅"
(translated) Same as "晅"
* 桥梁、涵洞等工程建筑的弧形部分。 * 用砖、石等筑成弧形
(translated) arch of bridges, culverts and other engineering structures; construct in an arch shape with brick, stone, etc
* 〔～草〕多年生草本植物，叶条状披针形，花黄色或红黄色，供观赏。亦称"金针菜"；简称"萱"，如"～堂"（借指母亲或母亲居住的地方）。"～椿"（指父母）
day-lily, hemerocallisflava
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"桓"。 * 拼音huán
(translated) Same as "桓"
* 见"钽"
tantalum
* 引急。 * 古通"亘"
Alternate form of 揯: (Cant.) tight, distended
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"炀"
(translated) Same as 炀
* 同"祷"
(translated) Same as "祷"
* 同"諠"
(translated) Same as "諠"
* 同"𠛣"
(translated) Same as "𠛣"
* 拼音yuán 疑同"垣"。《 四部叢刊·初編集部· 朱文公校昌黎先生集·卷之八· 聯句·城南聯句》:" 垣亂蛷，多足虫。 垣或作～。方云謂蜿蜒於墻屋之間作垣。 非。"
(translated) considered to be the same as "垣"
* 〈方〉[～] 同"姹"。1。妇女。2。妓女
(translated) dialect [~]
* 山名。《 析津志輯佚》："過北去是為～～ 山，則萬里如掌， 十一室、溫房子於～～ 山少止，易大白牛車凡數十， 牛機一車，轍跡所止， 咸成居焉。"
(translated) name of a mountain
* 同"𪇕"
Semantic variant of "𪇕": a small bird
chán:* 〔～佪〕①打转；②徘徊。 tǎn:* 〔～～〕从容、休闲的样子。 shàn:* 同"禅"，禅师
(translated) circling; wandering; leisurely and carefree manner; same as "禅", Zen master
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 古女子人名用字
(translated) character used in ancient Chinese female given names
* 金文隶定字， 同"揚"。 人名用字。字見《 殷周金文集成引得》645頁
(translated) Same as "揚"; used in personal names
* 同"宜"
(translated) Same as "宜"
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
yáng:* 〔首～〕即"首阳山"。有多处，分别在今中国河北省卢龙县（今名阳山）、山西省永济县等。 dàng:* 古同"砀"，山名
(translated) "首~" (Shou~) refers to Shouyang Mountain, which has multiple locations including Lulong County, Hebei (now Yangshan), and Yongji County, Shanxi; Anciently same as "砀", meaning mountain name
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 獾类野兽
wild animal mentioned in short story by Lu Xun
* 中国人名用字
(translated) Used in Chinese personal names
* 同"豲"
(translated) Same as "豲"; same as wild boar
* 金文隶定字， 同"陽"。 字見《殷周金文集成引得》1053 頁。 * 金文原形字 出自《殷周金文集成》 第12110器銘文中
(translated) Jinwen clerical script standardized form, same as "陽"; Jinwen original form
* 明亮。 * 中國古代哲學認爲宇宙中通貫所有物質的兩大對立面之一，與"陰"相對：一陰一～謂之道。陰～二氣。圖形：⚊（U+268A）。 * 指"太陽" ～光。～面。～歷。向～。夕～。 * 山的南面或水的北面（多用於地名） 衡～（在中國湖南省衡山之南）。洛～（在中國河南省洛河之北）。 * 溫暖。 ～春。 * 外露的，明顯的。 ～溝。～奉陰違。 * 凸出的。 ～文圖章。 * 關於活人的。 ～間（人世間）。～宅。～壽。 * 帶正電的。 ～極。～電。～離子。 * 男性生殖器。 ～痿。 * 古同"佯"，假裝。 * 姓
"male" principle; light; sun
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𨭖"
same as 同"𨭖"; to cut; to hack; to reap, to strike; to attack, to chastise rebels
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 同"𦶙"
(translated) Same as "𦶙"
* 拼音xuān。疑同"狟"
(translated) Presumably same as "狟"
* 古代祭天用的大璧："有司奉～玉。"
a ornamental piece of jade several inches across with a hole in the center
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 疑为" 牙宣"的后造字
(translated) Suspected to be a later form of "牙宣"
* 拼音gèng。月去
(translated) to remove
huán:* 小貉："不狩不猎，胡瞻尔庭有悬～兮？" * 豪猪："谯明之山有兽焉，其状如～而赤豪。" huān:* 古同"貛"
small badger; porcupine
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
* 拼音yuán。[～田] 同"辕田"， 古代按休耕需要分配的土地
(translated) Same as "辕田", land distributed in ancient times based on fallow needs
Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
* 古同"坦"
(translated) Ancient form of "坦"
* 〔～渊〕ａ．古湖名，故址在今中国河南省濮阳市西；ｂ．古地名，在今中国安徽省萧山市一带。 * 水流平静。 ～湉
still water, placid, tranquil
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
yáng:* 熔化金屬。清王夫之 yàng:* 烘烤；烘乾。 * 向火取暖；烤火。 * 曝曬。 * 炊。 * 遮蔽；蒙蔽；擋住。 * 熾烈；熾熱。漢東方朔 * 焚燒。晋潘岳 * 照亮；照耀
roast; scorch; melt; flame
Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
* 竹花
(translated) bamboo flower
* 〈方〉[子]俗称泛指粮食的碎粒或碎粒状粮食
(translated) dialectal; commonly refers to fragments or small particles of grain
gēng:* 粗绳子。 * 拧紧（弦）："～瑟兮交鼓。" gèng:* 竟
a rope
* "䁴" 的讹字
(translated) corrupted form of "䁴"
* đét瘪， 干巴巴的
(translated) Shriveled; Dried up
* 均见"场"
open space, field, market
Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->